Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.

Waterways of Cornwall

Parnall's Canal

Waterway's place in Cornwall :

An abandoned Cornish canal.

Description:

Was a half mile canal at the Carlaze tin mine near St Austell, Cornwall. It included a tunnel into the mine,

History:

Built about 1720, closed in 1732 due to a tunnel fall.

For more details see the History page

Related Books

• The Canals of South West England by Charles Hadfield, ISBN: 0 7153 4176 6, 206 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1967, Order now from .

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.